TOTAL BANS 1. Australia 1985 2. Bangladesh 3. Bolivia 4. Brazil 5. Bulgaria 1994 6. Colombia(1997) 7. Chad 8. Denmark 1994 9. Dominican Republic 10. Egypt 11. Ecuador 12. Finland 1988 13. Gambia 14. Germany 15. Guatemala 16. Indonesia 1985 17. Israel 1978 18. Honduras 1991 19. Hong Kong 20. Hungary 21. Japan 22. Kazakhstan 23. Korea 1986 24. Latvia 25. Lithuania 26. Mali 27. MAURITANIA 28. Moldova 29. MOZAMBIQUE 30. Netherlands 1979 31. New Zealand 1989 32. Nicaragua 33. Paraguay 1993 34. Rwanda 35. Saint Lucia 1987 36. Singapore 37. Sweden 1988 38. Switzerland 39. Thailand (2001) 40. Tonga 41. Uruguay 1977 42. Uzbekistan 43. Yemen

SEVERELY RESTRICTED 1. Argentina 2. Austria 1992 4. Belgium 5. Belize 6. Cameroon 1997 7. Chile 8. Costa Rica 1988 9. Cypress 1987 10. Cyprus 11. Dominica 12. Ghana 13. Iran 14. Italy 15. Jamaica 16. Kenya 17. Madagascar 18. Philippines 19. Sri Lanka 1986 20. Venezuela 1995 BAN PENDING 1. Burkina Faso

HCH/BCH Bans 1. Argentina 2. Austria 3. Bangladesh 4. Bulgaria 5. Cyprus 6. Community 7. Denmark 8. Finland 9. France 10. Greece 11. Germany 12. Hungary 13. Ireland 14. Italy 15. Ivory Coast 16. Japan 17. Jordan 18. Korea 19. Lebanon 20. Liechtenstein 21. Luxembourg 22. Moldova 23. MAURITANIA 24. MOZAMBIQUE 25. Portugal 26. Singapore 27. Spain 28. Sweden 29. Taiwan 30. Thailand (1980) 31. United Kingdom

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Regulatory Status of Lindane

Banned for all uses: Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chad, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Mauritania, Moldova, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Former Soviet Union, St. Lucia, Sweden, Taiwan, Tonga, Yemen.

Severely Restricted: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Dominica, European Union, Fiji, Germany, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Venezuela, Yugoslavia.

Sources:
UN Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development 1994, IRPTC/UNEP database 1995.

Pesticide Action Network North America, Demise of the Dirty Dozen, 1995.

http://www.ems.org/pops/lindane.html

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CAMEROON
Problem identification
Cameroon selected pentachlorophenol (PCP) for evaluation3. PCP is currently used as a preservative in timber and wood products, one of the country’s economically important export industries. PCP is very toxic to humans and aquatic organisms, being contaminated by dioxin and furans and often formulated with high concentrations of lindane (a pesticide banned in Cameroon). Workers in the industry face a high risk of exposure to PCP and these risks extend also to the general population through PCP-treated furniture. Wood treated with PCP may also eventually lose its market in the EU due to the progressive reduction in the limits permitted for wood used in interior construction.